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Before the
               Federal Communications Commission
                     Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of:                    )
                                     )
MARCUS CABLE ASSOCIATES, LLC.       )   CUID No. TX0805
                                     )  File No. CSB-A-0597
Motion to Withdraw Appeal of Local Rate Order         )     
Setting Basic Equipment Rates Issued by the            )
City of Fort Worth, Texas           )


                             ORDER

     Adopted:  December 9, 1999         Released:  December 10, 1999

By the Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division, Cable Services Bureau:

          1.   Marcus Cable Associates, LLC ("Marcus"), filed with the Commission on October 13, 1998
          an appeal of local rate order No. 2444 adopted by the City of Fort Worth, Texas ("City"). 
          Marcus also filed a Request for Emergency Stay on November 6, 1998.  The local rate order
          established new regulated rates for equipment and installation and required Marcus to
          implement certain rate reductions.  
          2.   On November 12, 1999 Marcus filed a Motion to Withdraw its appeal.  In its motion,
          Marcus states that the parties have resolved this matter and that there is no longer any need
          to burden the Commission with a review of the underlying dispute in this case.  Marcus
          request that the Appeal and Stay Request be dismissed without benefit of substantive
          Commission review.
          3.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Withdraw Appeal of Local Rate
          order filed by Marcus IS GRANTED and the appeal and emergency stay request ARE
          DISMISSED. 
4.   This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.321 of the Commission's
rules.  47 C.F.R.  0.321.

                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                         Deborah E. Klein
                         Chief, Consumer Protection and competition Division
                         Cable Services Bureau